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Flare

Signal flare cartridge. Used in a signal pistol, it contains a mix of chemicals, making them shine with a bright light.

Flare
Category
Ammunition
Weight
80 g
Inventory size
1 × 1 (1 slots)
Stack size
5 rounds
Damage per hit
10 health · 100 blood
Muzzle velocity
80 m/s
Durability
100

Classnames

Each colour or version has its own classname. Nominal is the vanilla target count per map.

ClassnameChernarusLivoniaSakhal
Ammo_Flare000
Ammo_FlareBlue000
Ammo_FlareGreen000
Ammo_FlareRed000

Used by

Spawns on each map

Values from the vanilla types.xml of each map. Community servers often change them. Nominal and min are added up over all variants.

ChernarusLivoniaSakhal
Nominal (target on the map)000
Min (respawns below this)000
Lifetime (untouched)4 h4 h4 h
Restock (wait before respawn)000
Quantity when spawned20–40%20–40%20–40%
PlacesMilitary, Police, Medic, Firefighter, CoastMilitary, Police, Medic, Firefighter, CoastMilitary, Police, Medic, Firefighter, Coast
Tiers––Tier1, Tier2
Spots–––
Countedon the groundon the groundon the ground

Tier 1 is near the coast, Tier 4 deep inland. A nominal of 0 means the item does not spawn as loot on that map.

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Data from the game files: DayZ 1.29, DayZ-Central-Economy 9a21bb9 (2026-08-13). Updated 2026-10-13.

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